1940s Maps of San Mateo, California
Explore 5 historic maps of San Mateo from the 1940s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1940s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.
Whether you're researching your family's past, planning a metal detecting trip, or studying how San Mateo's landscape evolved across the 1940s, these high-resolution maps are a powerful tool for exploring the history of this region.
- Focus on a specific era: All maps on this page are from the 1940s, giving you a focused view of this time period.
- See what’s changed: Compare century-old streets, trails, and buildings to today's modern landscape using overlays and satellite layers.
- Research with precision: Use these maps for genealogy, historical research, land use analysis, or educational projects.
- View, download, or print: Maps are fully viewable online in high resolution, and can be downloaded or printed for your own records.
Start exploring San Mateo's history through authentic maps from the 1940s. This is your window into the past.
San Mateo, CA maps
(5)- 1943 Map of San Mateo
1943 San Mateo1943 Print · USGSCovers San Mateo, including San Francisco, Oakland, and other nearby areas - 1947 Map of San Francisco, 1948 Print
1947 San Francisco1948 Print · USGSCovers San Mateo, including San Jose, San Francisco, and other nearby areas - 1947 Map of San Mateo, 1957 Print
1947 San Mateo1957 Print · USGSCovers San Mateo, including Redwood City, Foster City, and other nearby areas - 1948 Map of San Francisco, 1951 Print
1948 San Francisco1951 Print · USGSCovers San Mateo, including San Jose, San Francisco, and other nearby areas - 1949 Map of San Mateo
1949 San Mateo1949 Print · USGSCovers San Mateo, including Redwood City, Foster City, and other nearby areas
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